In the newly revised second edition of ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine, a team of experienced prehospital practitioners deliver a comprehensive up-to-date guide to the rapidly evolving field of prehospital emergency medicine. The book includes evidence-based practice and expert opinion to meet the needs of the PHEM training curriculum covering operational, clinical and system considerations. An international team of expert editors and contributors have also provided readers with:

A thorough introduction to prehospital emergency medicine, including activation and deployment, personal protective equipment, and scene safety and assessment
Comprehensive exploration of the primary survey, airway, breathing, and circulation assessments
Practical discussions of prehospital anesthesia, analgesia, sedation, monitoring and ultrasound
The prehospital management of medical, trauma and psychiatric emergencies
How to care for special groups, including the elderly, obstetric, pediatric, and bariatric patients
Considerations in mass casualty and chemical, biological, radiation, and nuclear incidents.

ABC of Prehospital Emergency Medicine is essential reading for paramedics, doctors, nurses and other prehospital practitioners. The text is ideal for those undertaking subspecialty PHEM training, those studying for postgraduate prehospital degree modules, or practitioners undertaking PHEM exams.

Autorentext

Tim Nutbeam is Lead Consultant for the Devon Air Ambulance, honorary Professor of Prehospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) at the University of Plymouth and a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, UK. Matt Boylan is a Consultant in Military Emergency Medicine and PHEM, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, UK. Caroline Leech is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine and PHEM, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, UK and The Air Ambulance Service, Rugby, UK. Clare Bosanko is a Critical Care Doctor for the Devon Air Ambulance, a Consultant in Emergency Medicine, University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, UK and a doctor for Carnival UK.

Zusammenfassung
Dr Will Duffin, Joint Medical Director for World Extreme Medicine

"The 2023 edition is a major update from the original, which hit the shelves 10 years ago, and brings home for me just how much clinical practice has evolved over the past decade ... The emphasis is very much on core principles rather than detailed discussion and the key messages are brought home with strong diagrams and images...it's all about getting the basics right! I get a lot of value from the 'Tips from the field' box, which is a reminder that PHEM is an inherently applied and practical discipline, and this is where the formidable collective experience of the author group really shines through. Definitely a thumbs up from me!"

Inhalt

Contents Contributor list, viii Foreword, xi Preface, xii 1 Prehospital Emergency Medicine, 1 Part 1 Operational Practice, 3 2 Activation and Deployment, 5 Stephanie Cowan, Iwan Davies, and Matthew Boylan 3 Responder Safety, 10 Clare Bosanko and Dave Dungay 4 Extrication, 15 Malcolm Russell and Rob Fenwick 5 The First Five Minutes and the Primary Survey, 23 Tim Nutbeam and Matthew Boylan 6 Airway Assessment and Management, 26 Tom Renninson, Mårten Sandberg, Tim Hooper, Marius Rehn, Per Kristian Hyldmo, and David Lockey 7 Breathing Assessment and Management, 38 Per Kristian Hyldmo, Marius Rehn, and Mårten Sandberg 8 Circulation Assessment and Management, 46 Jake Turner and Matthew Boylan 9 Prehospital Monitoring, 57 Tim Harris and Peter Shirley 10 Prehospital Ultrasound, 63 Tim Harris, Adam Bystrzycki, and Stefan Mazur 11 Analgesia and Sedation, 72 Jonathan Hulme, Philip Keane, and Tony Sim 12 Transfer and Retrieval, 80 Richard Browne and Scott Grier Part 2 Providing Prehospital Trauma Care, 89 13 Abdominal Injury, 91 Ed Barnard and Keith Roberts 14 Pelvic Injury, 94 Keith Porter, Caroline Leech, and Matt O'Meara 15 Head Injury, 97 Jeremy Henning, Clare Hammell, and Matthew Boylan 16 Spinal Injuries, 102 Mark Wilson and Tim Nutbeam 17 Extremity Injury, 107 Matt O'Meara, Caroline Leech, and Keith Porter 18 Burns, 110 Christopher J. Lewis and Keith P. Allison 19 Suspension and Crush Injury, 119 Jason van der Velde and Caroline Leech 20 Ballistic and Blast Injury, 123 Matthew Boylan and William Charlton 21 Cardiac Arrest, 130 Walter Kloeck, Martin Botha, David Kloeck, and Clare Bosanko Part 3 Providing Prehospital Medical Care, 139 22 Acute Medical Emergencies, 141 Ewan Barron and Adam Low 23 Overdose and Poisoning, 151 Peter Welby-Everard and Ian Gurney Part 4 Special Groups, 157 24 The Paediatric Patient, 159 Ben Lawton and John Glasheen 25 The Obstetric Patient, 166 Tracy-Louise Appleyard and Caroline Leech 26 The Bariatric Patient, 176 Hannah Bawdon and Surpreet Grewal 27 The Older Patient, 181 Fionna Lowe and Keniesha Miller 28 Mental Health Crisis, 184 Rob Cole, Richard Corrall, and Carly Lynch 29 Capacity, 189 Rob Cole, Richard Corrall, and Carly Lynch Part 5 Environmental, 193 30 Environmental Injuries, 195 William Charlton and Omar Tayari 31 Drowning, 203 Mike Tipton and Paddy Morgan 32 Diving Emergencies, 207 Tudor A. Codreanu 33 Altitude Illness, 212 Harvey Pynn and Lucy Obolensky Part 6 Emergency Preparedness, 219 34 Mass Casualty Incident Management, 221 Jamie Vassallo and Damian Keene 35 Chemical, Biological, Radiation, and Nuclear Incidents, 228 Niall Aye Maung and William Charlton 36 Mass Gatherings, 234 Lee Wallis and Wayne Smith Part 7 Clinical Governance and Professional Skills, 237 37 Clinical Governance, 239 Clare Bosanko 38 Medicolegal and Ethical Aspects, 243 Craig M. Klugman and Jennifer Bard 39 Human Factors, Ergonomics, Safety, and Culture, 249 Chris Frerk, Tom Hurst, and Neil Jeffers 40 Human Performance, 253 Tom Evens, Alison Sanders, and Chris Shambrook 41 Research and Development, 259 Jamie Miles, Willem Stassen, Niroshan Siriwardena, and Suzanne Mason Index, 262